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Top 10k managers go on hunt for Man United assets

The top 10,000 Fantasy Premier League managers have swooped for Manchester United assets after the strong start they have made under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Meanwhile, there has been a non trivial activity in the chips department this week mixed between Wildcards, Bench Boosts and Free Hits.

Looking at the spike of interest in United assets, we notice that, for the first time for at least ten Gameweeks, there are four Red Devils players with ownership higher than 10% at the top end of the game.

PlayerGW18 Top 10k ownershipGW19 Top 10k ownership
Rashford10.04%35.8%
Martial5.8%22.5%
Lingard0.25%12.6%
Pogba0.9%10.1%
Shaw0.6%6.96%

We see that some Man United players went from almost zero percent ownership (Jesse Lingard (0.25%), Paul Pogba (0.9%) and Luke Shaw (0.6%)) to significant backing in a matter of the three days between Gameweeks 18 and 19.

The most popular United asset is Marcus Rashford who left his 35.8% owners disappointed today with his blank.

Speaking of disappointment, the second most-owned United player, Anthony Martial, was not included in the match squad today, which means that the 22.5% top 10,000 managers who own him will have called their bench for help.

However, maybe that was not very disappointing as many have Aaron Wan-Bissaka as first substitute, and he is projected to get eight points this Gameweek after bonus points.

Meanwhile, the 10.1% managers who own Pogba this week certainly enjoyed his brace, which is the main reward Man United owners got today, plus the Lingard assist.

This Man United bias manifests itself even more in active Wildcards this week. 2.14% of top 10,000 managers delayed their first Wildcard up till this week, and they certainly made sure they got their Red Devils cover.

Rashford (60.75%) and Martial (34.58%) are the popular Wildcard picks, while Pogba made it to 27.43% of them. Wildcarders also favored Wan-Bissaka, Andy Robertson and Lucas Digne in defense and Mohamed Salah, Richarlison and Heung-Min Son in midfield who all proved to be decent picks for Gameweek 19.

On the other hand, 0.5% activated their Free Hit chip and their selection looks very similar to the Wildcard picks. Pogba features much more than Martial in these one-week only squads.

In addition, 1.1% found their bench promising enough to activate the Bench Boost chip and not wait for future opportunities. Taking a look at the benches of those teams (loosely defined as the cheapest players in their squad), we find the following players constituting most of the substitutes.

Bench PlayerPercentage
Wan-Bissaka86.85%
Fabianski43.2%
Doherty24.26%
Kolasinac23.4%
Digne20.7%

It was essentially Wan-Bissaka’s clean sheet and Digne’s brace that rewarded Bench Boosters this week. As this article was being finalized, the average intermediate scores for different chip users show that Free Hit (14 intermediate points gain over no chips) was actually the most successful this week (numbers are before the Watford-Chelsea game). Meanwhile, Triple Captainers (mainly captaining Salah) are second with a 10.1 gain.

Chip UsedPercentagePoints
No Chip96.06%52.85
Wildcard2.14%60.70
Bench Boost1.11%61.90
Free Hit0.49%66.84
Triple Captain0.20%63.00

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2,597 Comments Post a Comment
  1. IGgy007
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone know when the double game weeks are? I'm new to the FPL. I've been advised to keep my chips for the DGW. So i still have all my chips

    1. Halmari Tea
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      usually close to GW32-37 depending which teams qualify for carabao cup final and fa cup latter rounds

      1. IGgy007
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Ok. Shot. Necessary to keep all chips till then?

    2. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      You did the right thing by saving your chips,
      Last year Dgw was GW 34 and GW 37.
      GW 34 being the main one.

      1. IGgy007
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Haha... I'll save the chips then till then Rocky

  2. FPL-(VAR)dy
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Digne or Holebaas or Femenia

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Digne

  3. Halmari Tea
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Hey guys after 4 horrid week i have had a 87 point week
    Looking for suggestions on what to do
    2 FT and 2.3m in the bank

    De gea
    Rudiger | Doherty | Digne | AWB | Ricardo
    Martial | Sterling | Haz | Pererya | Richa
    Auba | Mitro | Kamara

    1. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sterling to Salah

      1. Halmari Tea
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Salah before arsenal and city - i would rather wait and one more pressing issue is no city cover - im sure theyll get back to their ways soon

  4. Rocky FPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    A)Doherty to TAA for a hit? (Have Robbo)
    B) Do it for free
    C) Keep Doherty

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      depends who will play instead of Doh

      1. Rocky FPL
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Here is the full team
        Fab
        Alonso Robbo Digne Doherty Awb
        Salah Haz Sane Pogba Rich
        Wilson Jimenez DCL

        1. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          not worth it, can play Alonso-Robertson-Digne this week

          1. Rocky FPL
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            And play Dcl and Wilson or Jimenez?
            My head days Jimenez but heart says Wilson

        2. gannyali
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Who is AWD

          1. Rocky FPL
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Awb

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I'd keep Doherty & try to bring taa for other Def after gw 21.

      1. Rocky FPL
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Other def is Digne.

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Just saw your team.
          You want to keep Alonso then. Doherty sell is only choice. I'd personally sell Alonso.

          1. Rocky FPL
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Alonso hit the post twice in the last three games, thats a 12 or possibly 15 points swing. Trying my best to keep him, don't know when my patience will run out

          2. Rocky FPL
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Also I don't need the extra money from Alonso as of now.

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Yeah. Good luck

  5. wernerhedgehog
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Best replacement for Lacazette?

    Eyeing Mitrovic and Vardy. Have Rashford and Kane. 3 game punt only.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Vardy looks nice differential from your proposed optio.

  6. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone know why Ryan already gone to Asia Cup and Son won’t go until GW 22?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Son wont play their first 2 games whereas Ryan has to play from start of the tournament

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers Sherlock

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Agreement between Spurs & Son's country FA.

  7. JT11fc
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Current team
    Fab stl
    Alonso kola digne doh awb
    Sterl haz sane rich ling
    Kane wilson kam

    Thoughts?
    1 alonso to taa
    Sterl to salah
    2 have patience with sterling 1 more gw

    Anticepating liverpool putting a few past asrenals weakened defence

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      1

    2. lamagica
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      1

  8. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Deulo or Pereyra for a punt on Watford mids?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Deulo

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        fail.

    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Depends if you desperately needs cash. Pereyra if not

    3. R.C
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I'm going for Pereyra

  9. R.C
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Those Digne points on the bench.. rip

    1. Wally banter
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      i know the feeling, need a snodgrass no show tonight for me

  10. arndff_
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    RMWCT

    Fabianski
    Robertson Digne Doherty
    Salah Hazard Son Pogba Richarlison
    Kane Jimenez

    Speroni | Kamara AWB Bednarek

    0.0M ITB

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nice team

    2. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Son has only 3 games left and he might only play 2 out of those, if you have your son replacement ready in mind, go ahead.
      Also I would have atleast one city (sane) in the team, with their team quality they will bounce back soon.

  11. NO SALAH
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I am really pissed to hold Sane and Sterling after last week and was feeling their blank coming again. 190k drop after getting them. I can't imagine if I didn't have Kane and Hazard who rescued me recently. I did a mini WC last night to get Salah, Pogba and Digne for Sane, Sterling and Kolasinac. From now on, when I think of a move, I'm gonna do it because I regret everytime.

    Thanks for listening guys, I feel relieved.

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      😀

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Same same.
      Son for your pogba for me 😉
      Season completely derailed due to Sane+Sterling picks.

      1. NO SALAH
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Theoretically, they were good picks but City are out of form recently. They started to feel pressure and playing soulless on the pitch.

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah.
          It blew up my lead in ML so pissed with it

          1. NO SALAH
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Same here mate! Second guy in ML melted the 100 points difference and took the lead.

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Wth 😀
              We've got exactly same story.
              Good Luck to both of us 😉

              1. NO SALAH
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Good luck mate! Never give up 🙂

                1. Amey
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Yeah !

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Now you can change your name to MO SALAH

      1. NO SALAH
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Mo Salah Mo Salah Egyptian King!

    4. JT11fc
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Same here dropped ever since i doubled up on city mids

      1. NO SALAH
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I feel you man, but you still have a really good rank. Keep up the good work. I hope, I'm gonna get there one day 🙂

  12. ChrisPire
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Shaw or Doherty?

    Same chance for clean sheets I guess

    Shaw is cheaper

    Both very attacking

    Shaw has fixtures and Doherty has form.

    1. Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Doherty

    2. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Tough one, keep whoever you have.
      Shaw for differential.

    3. lamagica
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Doherty, basically he olays midfield

  13. Duffy Dunk
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Early gw20 thoughts.
    Would you change anything?

    Fabianski
    Robertson Digne Holebas
    Hazard Son Pogba(C) Anderson Richarlison
    Kane(V) Rashford

    Steele Chicharito Luiz Doherty

    1. Wally banter
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hazard Cap?

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nope.
      I'm going for Martial C so good luck to both of us 😉

  14. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Would you take out mane for a hit this gw or stick with this lot? Already did LaPorte > digne with the ft. 1m itb.

    Patricio
    Alonso vvd digne
    sane mane son Lingard Snodgrass
    kane rashford

    McCarthy jiminez awb balbuena

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Not for hit.
      Mane is one of the most frustrating players to own.
      Very unpredictable hauls.
      I got burned by him too.
      Never touching him again 😀

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Same here. Would you upgrade one of the gks for a hit? Maybe McCarthy > lloris?

  15. Champions united
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Did sterling +bab>pogba+digne
    Have 2.9ITB
    any change req need to score big this time

    fab/button
    Kola digne lovren doherty awb
    Pogba anderson sane haz richa
    Kane ings jimnzy

    1. mikess
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Looks sound

  16. mikess
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Fabianski
    Robertson, Digne, Doherty, VVD
    Sane, Son, Anderson, Hazard
    Kane (c), Rashford

    Patricio, Jiminez, Kenedy, Schindler
    0.9itb 1ft

    Any suggestions?

    1. GE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Pat -> 4.0

      1. mikess
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Button?

        1. GE
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I would

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Save this gw.
      I'd suggest to follow taa price rise too.
      After 2 gws get him for Schindler.
      Robbo+Taa is awesome combo IMO

      1. mikess
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I have VVD & Robbo currently. Thanks anyway

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Missed that 😮

  17. GE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Suggestions for transfers or save? 🙂

    (1FT, 0.2 itb)

    Patricio
    Alonso/Doherty/Digne
    Haz/Sterling/Martial*/Fanderson/Rich
    Kane/Chica*

    Bench: Button, AWB, Wilson, Bednarek

    1. mikess
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I personally think it might be time to loose Sterling with City being close to full strength squad.. Save then Sterling and Wilson to Salah and Ings

      1. GE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks mate, you would play Salah against City?

    2. Abra Dubravka
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      No Liverpool defence is okay for next 2 GWs, but need at least one of them after that

      1. GE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Agree on that 🙂

    3. Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I'd do Sterling to Son. He's in great form and will probably play all remaining games till he leaves for his cup.

      1. GE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Really tempting and then move him out for Salah during the Asian cup

    4. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Save if chicha is fit.
      Burnley is a punching bag right now.

  18. Cojones of Destiny
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    when do we hear about salah possible ban lads ? gotta decide to get him or haz instead

    1. Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Haz's next 2 are better than Mo's anyway.

      1. El-Kloppico
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Mo will tear the ARS defense..

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        This

        1. Cojones of Destiny
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          i can get both in fact just don wanna missout on his ban

  19. Abra Dubravka
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Alonso, Snodgrass, Fraser and Aubameyang (current team)
    OR
    Holebas, Hazard, Pogba and Ings?

    If doing, can afford to do it in 2 stages over next two GWs for only a -4, otherwise -8 to do today.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I prefer later players.
      Keep Snoddy this week though he's playing Burnley 😛

      1. Abra Dubravka
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks. Already have Felipe so have some West Ham cover.

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Good.

    2. NO SALAH
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      In the first option, Auba is a strong element. I like the second pick overall especially with the fixtures of Wat, Che and Manu.

  20. gonzalocampos
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Fabianski is about to rise, that will take effect Friday right?

  21. Party time
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Amey! Slapped the (c) on Haz 🙂 ??

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Helll yeahh !!!
        Saved my gw mate 😉
        After that knee jerk -12 done too.

        1. Party time
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Oh man! Nicee. There was no way Watford were going to escape being hunted by Haz 😉 Meanwhile I started Delph over Digne. I did not know fpl was so cruel...

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Ohh.
              Thats a hard one to take.

              1. Party time
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Hehehe.Yeah. Feels like I am in the congolese war and been shot to the head. Got Ings and Snoddy today so hopefully something good in the bag for today 🙂

                  1. Amey
                    • 5 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Haha.
                    Ings + Fabs for me.
                    Cheer's mate 🙂

                    1. Party time
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        Cheers buddy

          • Sz21
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            What would u do here?
            Thinking I need Salah before Hazard actually considering next game especially.

            1. Sterling + Sane + Mitro -> Salah + Haz + Kamara (-4, exact cash atm).
            2. Sterling -> Hazard and save the other FT.
            3. Other. (Maybe change Auba or Kane to fit in Salah).

            Fabianski.
            Kola, Doherty, Digne.
            Rich, Sane, Sterling, Felipe.
            Mitro, Kane, Auba.
            Hamer, AWB, Gibbs-White, Bednarek.
            2ft, 1.4m ITB.

            1. Duffy Dunk
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              2

          • Murder On Zidanesfloor
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Best replacement for Fraser? 7.1 or under
            A) Rich
            B) Lingard
            C) Anyone else?

            1. lamagica
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Watford mids

          • Bavarian
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            would you do these moves for (-4)??

            Alonso-Sane >> TAA-Hazard
            my back line is: Alonso-Robertson-Digne-Doherty-AWB

          • Holmes
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            WAT, eve, WHM, CHE, car in next 5 gameweeks

            Time to get Stanislas/Fraser I think...

          • SHOWSTOPPERRR
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Is martial gonna play this sunday?fpl shows that illness.

            1. Party time
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Ole's gunnar answer that

              • Amey
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Hopefully.

              • GOTHAM City F.C.
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                owner here, afraid he might start on bench

              • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Apparently he was vomiting and shitting all over the place yesterday, stay away

            2. balint84
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              A) play again Ederson vs Southampton (this guy can't save)
              B) buy Button/Steele (4.0) vs Everton for the money and more saves

              1. Party time
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Button/ Steele. Ederson is NOT a goalkeeper. He is just a a tattoed boy between two poles.

                  1. GOTHAM City F.C.
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    While tattoo argument is legit, what's it got to do with him being a boy?

                    1. Party time
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        How do you say "tiny b*lls" in english? They have to be bigger. Between I am a furious ex owner.

                    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                      • 14 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      He'll n be grand city due another 10 CS

                • Old Man
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Anyone looked at the top score this week? 132 (so far)
                  He took a 40 point hit and made some astonishing picks like Kyle Walker-Peters. He's still ranked almost 4 million though!

                  1. Holmes
                    • 10 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    if hits were included, my brother would have outscored him by 12pts 😛

                    1. Old Man
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 12 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      Well done to bro!

                • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Sterling > Haz will be a popular move this week

                • Holmes
                  • 10 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  looks like someone is on drugs at the moment... 😆

                  1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    All drugs are medicines but all medicines are not drugs. Or something.

                    1. Holmes
                      • 10 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      busted! 😉

                      Its opposite I guess, all meds are drugs but all drugs are not meds